Planned Parenthood
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What Does President Biden’s New Executive Order Mean?
“We feel really strongly, particularly given the tremendous amount of legal chaos that has ensued since this decision, that it’s incumbent on us to be careful.”
By Lorena O'Neil
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14 Abortion Rights Organizations Accepting Donations to Support Their Fight
'Roe' is no longer the law of the land, but these organizations won't stop fighting.
By Gabrielle Ulubay
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Lizzo, Sophie Turner and More Celebrities React to Roe v. Wade Being Overturned
It's been a difficult weekend.
By Iris Goldsztajn
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The Supreme Court Is Hearing a Case That Could Overturn 'Roe v. Wade'
'Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization' is the most consequential abortion rights case in decades.
By Rachel Epstein
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Your Abortion Questions, Answered
Here, MC debunks common abortion myths you may be increasingly hearing since Texas' near-total abortion ban went into effect.
By Rachel Epstein
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A Bitter Pill
The pandemic made telemedicine mainstream. Now, a skin check or a cold prescription is just a video call away. But when it comes to abortion, just because it’s “virtual” doesn’t mean it’s any easier.
By Susan Rinkunas
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The Struggle for Abortion Access During the Coronavirus Pandemic
States including Texas, Ohio, Mississippi, Iowa, Alabama, Kentucky, and Oklahoma have banned abortion procedures in the wake of covid-19. Women desperately need their constitutionally protected right to care.
By Danielle Campoamor
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The Secret Evangelicals at Planned Parenthood
They may demonize the health clinic in public, but throngs of young Christian women are patronizing it in private for birth control, preventative care, and, yes, even abortions.
By Laura Kasinof
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All the Chilling Parallels Between 'The Handmaid's Tale' and Life for Women in Trump's America
The new show is based on fiction, but lately men controlling women's bodies doesn't seem all that farfetched.
By Caitlin Moscatello
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On the Front Lines of the Abortion Wars
Dr. Colleen McNicholas zig-zags across the Midwest—considered an "abortion desert"—to provide women with care that's harder and harder to come by. In part two of Marie Claire's series on reproductive rights, she takes us with her.
By Kayla Webley Adler
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I Protested Planned Parenthood—Then I Needed Their Help
How I went from pro-life to pro-choice.
By Carmen Cusido
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Planned Parenthood Is Suing the Group That Filmed Those Undercover Videos
"These doors stay open."
By Megan Friedman
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Planned Parenthood Files Lawsuit to Protect Access to Abortions in Ohio
The number of providers in the state has been cut in half.
By Kate Storey
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This Heroic Woman Chanted "Yeast Infections!" at People Protesting Planned Parenthood
When in doubt, gross 'em out.
By Megan Friedman
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There's a Long History of Republicans Supporting Planned Parenthood—Why Is No One Talking About It?
Once upon a time, the GOP wanted women to have access to birth control, family planning, and yes, even abortion.
By Scarlet Neath
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The House Just Passed a Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood
Even though federal money has never gone towards abortions.
By Megan Friedman
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Elizabeth Warren Defends Planned Parenthood in an Awesomely Passionate Speech: "The Year Is 2015, Not 1955"
You need to watch this.
By Michael Sebastian
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Documentary Exposes The Lies Women Are Fed At Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Women are misled through vague advertising, false warnings about the health risks of abortion, and more.
By Diana Pearl
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Planned Parenthood Launches Digital Appointments
Planned Parenthood Launches Digital Appointments
By Diana Pearl
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Cecile Richards Has Our Back and Yours....Always (#THANKS!)
Cecile Richards Has Our Back and Yours....Always (#THANKS!)
By Christopher Lawrence
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2013 Was a Rough Year for Abortion Rights
More abortion laws were enacted in the past 3 years than in the entire previous decade.
By Rebecca Shapiro
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Planned Parenthood's Major Move
Planned Parenthood announced a $1 million ad buy to fight back against Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli.
By Rebecca Shapiro
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Why is Birth Control A Big Deal Again?
Rush Limbaugh calls a Georgetown student a slut for lobbying for contraception. Republican presidential candidates talk about the Pill like it's the Axis of Evil. What is going on here?
By Irin Carmon
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Women Are Watching
Today Planned Parenthood launches a new political action campaign to make women's voices heard in the 2012 elections.
By Abby Gardner
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Should Birth Control Be Totally Covered By Insurance?
This week the Institute of Medicine recommended that prescription birth control be included as a women's preventative health service which would make it covered without co-pays by new insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act
By Abby Gardner
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Planned Parenthood's Cecile Richards Speaks Out
What's it like running an organization in the crosshairs of politicians, rabid opposition, and even the Supreme Court? For Cecile Richards, 53, the stately president of Planned Parenthood, it's business as usual.
By Lea Goldman
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World AIDS Day: Why You Should Be Tested for HIV
Shockingly, only 45 percent of Americans have been tested for the disease.
By Maura Kelly